they are not confident the united states will avoid the fiscal cliff. peter has more on this in washington. >> the package of tax breaks would not avoid the fiscal cliff, but the usual grab bag of so-called tax extensions that congress approves pretty much every year, big ones like patching the al ten -- alalternative minimum tax, but thanks to big time lobbyists and lawmakers from both parties who want to help companies back home, there are plenty of special interest tax breaks in the package, $78 million, for example, for auto racetrack owners for faster writeoffs of investments, and $248 million for movie and tv studios to keep production in the u.s. when other countries over deals, and deals for electric powered motorcycles to encourage energy goals. they justify all of them, of course, and it's hard to get rid of them. >> only right before an election, last thing members of congress want to do is talk about eliminating tax breaks that others claim help create jobs. >> get this, supporters claim they did get rid of some breaks, 21 provisions includi